Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making

8th Graders, Arielle Gottlieb, left, and Elspeth Dorr.

Silver Spring Int’l Middle School students hold two-day film festival as part of ‘Lights, Camera, Literacy!’

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Fairfax school board approves $2.5 billion budget

Teacher raises and more mental health professionals are included in the plan.

Paul Tudor Jones: ‘My remarks offended, and I am sorry’

Paul Tudor Jones: ‘My remarks offended, and I am sorry’

The hedge fund billionaire apologized Friday for comments made at U-Va. about the lack of female traders.

Text: Obama's speech at U.S. Naval Academy graduation

Text:  Obama's speech at U.S. Naval Academy graduation

The president talks about honor and courage -- and addresses a sexual assault scandal in the military.

Obama discusses military sexual assaults in Naval Academy speech

Obama discusses military sexual assaults in Naval Academy speech

After Morehouse speech is criticized, president focuses message on upholding military honor.

A college graduation with 60 speakers

A college graduation with 60 speakers

None of them can be long-winded.

Fairfax County online standards tests hampered by Internet glitches

An Internet outage affected half of the county’s schools, many of which had to cancel the testing.

Teacher's resignation video: 'Everything I loved about teaching is extinct'

Teacher's resignation video: 'Everything I loved about teaching is extinct'

A veteran teacher eloquently explains how and why public education is on the wrong path.

Fairfax County online SOL tests disrupted by technical glitches

The school district acknowledged “significant problems” administering the state standards of learning tests.

House backs GOP student loan bill

House backs GOP student loan bill

The plan would allow interest rates on federal student loans to fluctuate with the government’s cost of borrowing.

Crawley agrees to stay in Prince George’s

Baker said he planned to ask Crawley to rescind his resignation.

The Rev. John Thomas: No act of God caused Chicago schools closings

The Rev. John Thomas: No act of God caused Chicago schools closings

A reverend looks at what is really behind the decision by the Chicago Board of Education to go ahead with the largest mass closing of public schools in American history.

Paul Tudor Jones statement on comments made at U-Va.

Hedge funder says that “any man or woman can do anything to which they set their heart and mind.”

Paul Tudor Jones: Moms lack focus needed for macro trading

Paul Tudor Jones: Moms lack focus needed for macro trading

“As soon as that baby’s lips touched that girl’s bosom, forget it,” Jones said at a U-Va. symposium in April.

MCPS taps focus groups as it develops budget for fiscal 2015

Focus groups of parents, teachers, union officials to provide early budget input, Montgomery officials say

Baker wants Crawley to stay temporarily

Baker wants Crawley to stay temporarily

County executive plans to ask the interim superintendent to rescind his resignation.

The billionaires lose one

The billionaires lose one

Big money doesn't always win the day. At least it didn't in a school board race in Los Angeles.

The serious risks of rushing new teacher evaluation systems

The serious risks of rushing new teacher evaluation systems

Many policymakers say we must implement new systems now and fix design flaws later. They are wrong.

NY principals: Why new Common Core tests failed

NY principals: Why new Common Core tests failed

Principals detail the flaws of new high-stakes standardized tests in New York.

Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making

Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making

Silver Spring Int’l Middle School students hold two-day film festival as part of ‘Lights, Camera, Literacy!’

Fairfax County School Board to consider discipline changes

After a year-long study, some are questioning whether any substantial changes will be made.

Chicago to shutter 50 schools

Chicago to shutter 50 schools

The action is the largest mass school closings of any major U.S. city.

National Geographic Bee puts Mass. student on the map

National Geographic Bee puts Mass. student on the map

Sathwik Karnik wins a $25,000 college scholarship.

Henderson shakes up two D.C. schools

More than 100 teachers at Cardozo High and Patterson Elementary must reapply for their jobs.

O’Malley visits Academy of Health Science in Prince George’s

The governor’s tour highlights plans to spend $2 million to expose students to college-level courses.

Montgomery student wants more than an apology for ‘harassment’

Damascus principal apologizes to student who says she was harassed for not saying Pledge of Allegiance.

What if college is not for your kid?

How do you prepare a child for the working world? Experts say the same courses, skills are needed.

Pr. George’s BOE responds to hiring 15 new board employees

Staffing will “improve the Board’s ability to raise the level of community and parental engagement.”

Jefferson-Houston to get a fresh start with a new building

Jefferson-Houston to get a fresh start with a new building

Alexandria leaders hope groundbreaking heralds a brighter future for a school under pressure.

Petitioners have less than 10 days to block Pr. George’s school plan

No count available on signatures; petitioners need 8,000 to keep the plan from taking effect June 1.